2019 Books of the Year
Great books tell stories. Here’s our pick of vivid and insightful new releases for better understanding America, world events, history, science, and theology
Ready, set, Bret!
With his surprise victory in the Garden State, Schundler conquers a liberal-dominated, northeast GOP.
Bigger idea
Christian producer broadens the market, rolls out toys with a message to mainstream retailers
It takes an action show to sell an action toy
VeggieTales's popularity has jump-started the sale of toys touting a Christian message, say Christian-oriented retailers. Playthings now...
The good, the true, the beautiful
Contemporary Christian artists, facing temptations and controversies, are making inroads into an art world void of meaning
Notebook
Culture
Culture
Free-market censorship
Critics are taking notice of a new trend in television advertising, which is evolving along with advancements in technology. The ease with which viewers can record television programs on VCRs, or,...
Culture
Bestsellers
Scoring system:10 points for first place, 9 for second, down to 1 for tenth, on the lists of the American Booksellers Association (independent, so...
Culture
Video Rentals
1 Cast Away $15.02 million 1 week in release $15.06 million to date ...
Culture
The Movies
1 Sweet Tea Buddy Guy 4 weeks on chart ...
Dispatches
Quotables
Quotables
I'll have to try it or all my life I'll wonder. What Jack Lemmon told his father when he decided to move to New York after World War II to try to become an actor. Mr. Lemmon, who went on to...
The Buzz
The Buzz
Jury convicts retired army colonel of espionage You can't run For over 20 years, George Trofimoff sold military secrets to Moscow. Now he may spend the rest of his life in jail as the highes...
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Faith-based surrender
"Be strong and courageous," Joshua told the Israelites. The word from Washington last week, as President Bush's already-weakened faith-based initiative became even weaker, was "Be timid and quakin...
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Faces
Trevor Loflin, 17, scored a perfect 1600 on the SAT while living with his homeless family in cars and tents last May. During the ensuing media frenzy, he credited his newfound faith: "After readin...
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QuickTakes
ARMEY OF ONE: House Majority Leader Dick Armey sent a letter to Attorney General Ashcroft asking if the controversial FBI snooping system nicknamed Carnivore is unconstitutional. The system is sup...
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American pessimism about the direction of the country is growing, largely because of rising energy prices and a sluggish economy, according to a new survey by pollster John Zogby ... 53 percent of...